PTC Provides Penn State Research Results On the Web

In cooperation with the Center for Turfgrass Science at Penn State, the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council has created a Resource Center as part of a redesign of the PTC Web site. Along with contact information for turfgrass experts from Penn State, the Resource Center makes available reports on research that is supported by the Council’s fundraising efforts.
 
Penn State’s 2004 Turfgrass Research Report was posted in the Resource Center on March 17. At this time, the report can also be accessed directly from the PTC homepage. Because the Center for Turfgrass Science is not issuing the report in print form this year, PTC’s Web site is the easiest way to locate this information. Released just last week, the annual report includes results of PTC supported research on:

• Fungicide Evaluations
• Herbicide Evaluations
• Fertilizer Evaluations
• Topdressing
• Athletic Field Studies

PTC’s Web link can be used to review each of Penn State’s annual turfgrass research reports from 1999 to the most current. The reports can be read online or printed by specific article.
 
The Turfgrass Council has contributed as much as $200,000 a year to Penn State’s turfgrass research from funds raised through membership fees, conferences and trade shows, and events. Contributions to the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Trust founded by PTC in 2004 will help continue Penn State research that is essential to the future of the turfgrass industry.
 
PTC’s website includes details on the Growing the Game campaign that the Council has initiated to fund the Research Trust.
 
The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council promotes professionalism in all facets of the turfgrass industry by providing educational opportunities, grants and support for education and research projects, encouraging future industry leadership through scholarship and awards, and promoting interaction with government agencies, private institutions and the general public. Members include golf course superintendents, owners/operators of lawn care services, nurserymen, landscapers, sod growers, sports field managers and industrial representatives. For more information, find their website at www.paturf.org.